Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-21

until human nature changes its instincts.
Well, then, will the ssloonkeeper's friend
enforce the law to which he is opposed?
He may when compelled to by public
opinion or fear of impeachment and dis
grace, but he will not make himself sick
by overexertion in so doing, That brings
us to the practical" phase of the ques-
ton of which the esteemed Inteihgeneer 80
delights to speak. This is the practical
common sense for those who believe in
prohibition to help put IN power
in this State the Republican
party Sawhen it is plainly by
its record opposed to the cause we believe
in? 1t is very evident that the Repubh-
can machine is for prohibition simply Tor
votes, and the 'cranks" are not going 10
be caught on that kind of bait IN the next
campaign.
Let the IRtelligeRcer lay these queries
aside for future reference, and IL u desires
any further expression of prohibition opln-
ion from the "crank's" stand point, 1t can
be accommodated with pleasure.
And now, Mr.. Editor, a. few words more.
am neither wild nor wOolly, nor RATHER
from wayback, but there are some things
50 excruciatingly (gOod word ridiculous
that they make the average specimen OF
humanity spread his grinning machine all
over ten acre lot. In Thursdays Intel
HgeReey was the first response rs to the
proper positiOn for the Republican party to
occupy on the prohibition question. The
opinion came from way back on the head-wa-
ters of no where III ROane county. IL Is To
the effect that the writer is the best prohiOl-
ZIONIST little ''p'') in the country without
execution, and that he is second to none IN
opposition to the liquor traffic. But be
cause the cOlored votes of the South, ac-
cording to his notions, are not counted, ne
declares that the supreme issue, and con-
siders ''all dabbling with side issues little
short of criminal, playing into the hands
of organized treason and incipient rebel
lion" Isn't that grand? But let us in
yestigate. If the Republican party is not
put in power the COlOred mans vote shall
not be counted. That is the supreme issue
and Overrides everything else, III the opin-
ion OF the Htelligencer's astute Roane coun-
ty statesman from ''raccOon hOller." Now
suppose 1.-THE negro vote in the South IS not
counted Take it for granted that it isn't
counted-except according to the Republl-
can method of counting up big anti-prohi-
bition maiOrities, as lately evlnced IN
Michigan. The writer Of this is Just as
in favor of II ''Tee ballot and fair count
~ any man in christendOm. But let a lew
questions he asked as to this threadhare
story of buldozing the cOlOred voters OF the
South. Who gave the cOlOred man the night
to vote. The Republican party. Did not
the party which gave the colored man the
right to vote, have control OF this govern
ment for many years after the franchise
WAS granted? Ii so, why i'll the name OF
common sense in that time did this great
free ballot and fair count party" not see
10 il that every man in the country, white
or black, should have the uncquivOcal
right to vote once and have that vote falr-
ly counted? II it could not or did not ac-
complish this desired result by having
control of the government for twenty-five
years, is it reasonable to expect that 1t
would he done in the next quarter OF Il
century under the same administration!
Those who 90 to such foolish extremes to
fight of an issue that IL an issue clearly
declare the utter imbecility of the Repub-
lican administrations of the past or their
own awful extremity to find an issue. But
drowning men catch at straws, aud in the
hour of their dire calamity n timothy
stalk looks like q fOrty-twO inch in diane
ter saw log. The MteHigeaccr has had one
opinion. But it is so thin it will hold
neither water, wine, nor beer. In the
cheerful vernacular oil the youthful pros
pectiye American congressman at the
triple ring circus, will the inteiIge"cer
kindly "bring in another horse"
ST. JOHNITE.